Climax scene ends in tragedy, two actors dead

In a tragic incident, two Kannada actors have died while doing a heroic deed during shooting for a film- today. They are Uday and Anli, acting in the film Masti Gudi and another actor Duniya Vijay who was also part of the team was safe. The incident occurred at Tippagondanahalli lake on Magadi Road, 35km west of Bengaluru.

It was stunt scene as part of climax of the movie and Vijay and two other actors, Anil and Uday, jumped into the lake from a helicopter. While Vijay swam to the shore, the two other actors did not surface. A search operation is on to find the duo. However, police have said that the chances of recovering them are slim.

The incident took place at around 3pm on Monday. Safety measures were not taken during the shoot, and prior rehearsal for the shoot had not taken place.